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Council Member Hanif questions MOIA on ICE enforcement and sanctuary laws
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Council Member Shahana Hanif questions MOIA Commissioner Manuel Castro and Deputy Commissioner Lorena Lucero about ICE enforcement actions, NYPD involvement, and potential changes to sanctuary laws in New York City. The MOIA representatives repeatedly defer to other agencies or City Hall for specific answers, leading to expressions of frustration from Council Member Hanif.
- Questions cover topics such as NYPD involvement in ICE actions, potential changes to sanctuary laws, and ICE access to Rikers Island.
- MOIA representatives frequently defer to other agencies or City Hall for answers, citing a desire not to confuse the community.
- Council Member Hanif expresses disappointment with the lack of clear answers and the perceived limitations of MOIA's power and capacity.
Shahana Hanif
1:54:33
So we left off around city agencies.
1:54:40
Well, city agencies upholding president Trump's sanctuary laws or our sanctuary laws that it's outside of Moya's scope.
1:54:52
Has the NYPD been involved in in any ICE enforcement actions that resulted in New Yorkers without a criminal record being targeted or detained rather by ICE?
Manuel Castro
1:55:04
We'd have to defer to NYPD on that.
Shahana Hanif
1:55:06
So there's no collaboration between Moya and NYPD when there are instances of arrests or detention by immigrants?
Manuel Castro
1:55:16
We'll collect the information that they're required to report to us and publish that at when that needs to be published.
1:55:24
Did you want to add?
Lorena Lucero
1:55:25
Yeah.
1:55:26
So that we are aware of, no.
1:55:31
And then everything else is under public information under local law two twenty eight I believe.
1:55:36
I'm not ready to give you the specifics.
1:55:38
I just don't have them handy.
1:55:40
But as of that Moyer's aware of, no.
Shahana Hanif
1:55:44
And then the mayor has repeatedly shared that he wants to eliminate due process protections from our sanctuary laws.
1:55:50
Could you provide an update on the efforts in this regard?
Manuel Castro
1:55:55
As I have stated, I'd have to defer to city hall on any proposals.
1:56:00
I don't wanna weigh in on on any of them and speculate so as not to confuse the community.
Shahana Hanif
1:56:06
And then could you provide an update on the commitment that the mayor made to border czar Homan to bring ice onto Rikers Island?
Manuel Castro
1:56:18
Same thing.
1:56:18
I'd have to defer to city hall on this.
1:56:21
I, again, don't want to confuse any community member by weighing in on this.
Shahana Hanif
1:56:27
Commissioner, it's just really sad to hear you say that Moya is limited in powers and capacity.
1:56:34
If I was tuning in without knowing anything, my takeaway from the responses shared today would be one of vulnerability and confusion.
1:56:44
And I know you've been trying to not not not make this issue more confusing, but however, the takeaway today is confusion.
1:56:55
And if the question, arise, will New York City protect immigrants against Trump's cruelty, the answer I would take away is it's an ongoing conversation and that is not okay.